. >> israel's prime minister ariel sharon is showing brain activity when family members speak to him even though he's been comatose for seven years. that's according to doctors treating the 84-year-old. medical experts warn it's not proof he will wake up or that he's conscious of sounds. >>> a change in the netherlands. the queen announced she would abdicate her throne in april to her son, prince william alexander. the 75-year-old queen has reigned for 33 years. >>> and iran has said it has successfully launched a monkey into space. and the u.s. department says they have no way of confirming the report but if it is true, it means that iran has developed long-range ballistic missiles. just for the record, the u.s. was the first to launch a monkey into space. the united states launched this little guy, sam, into space in 1961. there you have it. anderson? >> thanks very much. >>> you probably heard the waernings about this year's flu outbreak reaching epidemic proportions. now there's concerns about the spread of the norovirus. if you don't know what it is, believe me, you do not want